Boeing making ‘self-destruct’ phone

Boeing is developing a phone designed for users who handle sensitive data in the defense realm — one that wipes out all of its data if tampered with.

It’s called the Boeing Black, presumably to match the color of those infamous helicopters.

The company says the heart of the phone’s security features are hardware based and any physical tampering with the phone would trigger data to be wiped, according to documents provided to the FCC:

“There are no serviceable parts on Boeing’s Black phone and any attempted servicing or replacing of parts would destroy the product. The Boeing Black phone is manufactured as a sealed device both with epoxy around the casing and with screws, the heads of which are covered with tamper-proof covering to identify attempted disassembly.”

I think I have heard about this before … on “Mission: Impossible.” Maybe Boeing is on to something, here’s a look at some other possible ideas they may want to steal from television and film: